Table 3

Matrix showing intraclass correlation coefficients between the scores on the DME-C, the Zarit overload scale, the overall HADS (T-HADS), the HADS subscales measuring anxiety (A-HADS) and depression (D-HADS), the psychological assessment (PA) and the distress thermometer (DT)

	DME-C	ZARIT	A-HADS	D-HADS	T-HADS	DT
Zarit emotional overload	0.510**	–
HADS anxiety subscale score (A-HADS)	0.584**	0.656**	–		–
HADS depression subscale score (D-HADS)	0.598**	0.490*	0.766**	–		–
Overall HADS score (HADS)	0.513**	0.554**	0.846**	0.817**	–
Distress thermometer (DT)	0.580*	0.602**	0.493*	0.475*	0.357**	–
Overall psychological assessment (PA)	0.427**	0.588**	0.596**	0.548**	0.365*	0.297*

*p<05; **p<0.01.
HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.